Chapter 6: Photosynthesis-Vocabulary

4. process of synthesis of ATP, relies on a concentration gradient of protons across the thylakoid membrane
6. a solution that surrounds the grana
9. compunds that absorb light
13. what the stacks of thylakoids are called, how the thylakoid is connected and layered
14. pathway that enables certain plants to fix CO2 into four carbon compounds
15. animals and other organisms that must get energy from food instead of directly from sunlight or inorganic substances.
16. the name of the acceptor of the electrons lost from chlorophyll a is a molecule in the thylakoid membrane
17. organelles found in the cells of plants and algae

1. organisms that use energy from sunlight or from a chemical bonds in inorganic substances to make organic compounds
2. incorporation of CO2 into organic compounds, when carbon atoms from CO2 in the atmosphere are bonded, or "fixed", into organic compounds
3. what each cluster of pigment molecules and the proteins that the pigment molecules are embedded in are referred to
4. yellow, orange, and brown, found in thylakoid membrane, also function as accessory pigments
5. light energy (absorbed from the sun) is converted to chemical energy, which is temporarily stored in ATP and the energy carrier molecule NADPH
6. small pores located on the undersurface of the leaves on plants
7. organic compounds are formed using CO2 and the chemical energy stored in ATP and NADPH
8. to convert light energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of organic compounds, primarily carbohydrates
10. located inside the inner membrane, a system of membranes arranged as flattened sacs
11. the molecules that the primary electron acceptor donates the electrons to, located in the thylakiod membrane
12. very important pigment located in the thylakoids, two types: chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b
17. stands for crassulacean acid metabolism, water conserving pathway, plants that use this pathway open their stomata at night and close them during the day